This is the third of a series of posts about government
formation after the election.
On 23 February I gave evidence to the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee for their inquiry into government
formation after the election.
In the second of a short series of posts on the Constitution Unit blog about government
formation after the election, Robert Hazell discusses the weaknesses of the Cabinet Manual in terms of offering guidance on role of the incumbent PM and the caretaker convention.
During the campaign, the 8 largest parties presented some political ultimatums about a possible government
formation after the election:
Not exact matches
Government
formation need not be done in a mad rush immediately
after an
election, when the politicians are exhausted from the
election campaign.
She eventually led the
formation of a new party, the NDP, which contested the 2016
elections,
after their first attempt in the 2012
elections failed.
The Political and Constitutional Reform Committee of the UK Parliament published a Select Committee Publications on the «Lessons from the process of Government
formation after the 2010 General
Election».
In an earlier post (28th May, 2013) I suggested that at least ten days
after a general
election be allowed for the
formation of a government — time which would be especially important when a coalition government of two or more parties was being put together.
In 1999, a year
after the
formation of Holyrood which he helped coordinate, Sheppard's bid to be on the panel of candidates for Labour in the Scottish
elections was rejected.
Nick Clegg resigned as Lib Dem leader
after the party's worst performance in a general
election since its
formation.